Marriage Bible Study with Questions

 

Ephesians 5: 21 – 33

          How should a man treat his wife?

         

          How should a man love his wife?

Ephesians 6:4

          How should husbands treat their children?

 

          Why?

 

John 2: 1 – 11

          What does this verse tell us about complacency?

 

 

Exodus 34:16

          Why should we marry/join only believers?

 

Genesis 2:18

          Why is there marriage?

 

Genesis 1:28

          Why is there marriage?

 

Malachi 2:14 – 16

          Who is your wife?

 

          Who made the two into one?

 

Genesis 2:18 – 24

          What is the woman’s responsibility?

 

          What is the man’s responsibility

 

          Who instituted marriage?

 

 

Hebrews 13:4

          What will happen to those who are immoral and commit adultery?

 

          I should give _________  to my marriage.

 

Matthew 19:1 – 9

          Who designed marriage?

 

          How are we joined?

 

          Who can separate us?

 

Genesis 1: 27 – 28

          Why are their children?

 

Romans 7:2 – 3, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, Matthew 5:32

          How can a marriage be dissolved?

 

Proverbs 5:15 – 19

          Why should we be faithful?

 

          What does this verse tell us about love?

 

          What does this verse tell us about sexual fulfillment?

 

Ephesians 5:25 – 33

          What about love?

 

1 Corinthians 7:2, 9

          Why should we have a spouse?

 

1 Corinthians 7:4

          Who has authority over the wife’s body?

 

          Who has authority over the husbands body?

 

1 Corinthians 7:5

          should a spouse ever withhold themselves?

1 Corinthians 7:7,8

          Why should we remain celibate before marriage?

 

Proverbs 5:19

          How should men love their wives?

 

1 Timothy 5:14

          Why should a young widow remarry?

 

Isaiah 54:5 and Ephesians 5:23

          How does your marriage reflect God’s plan?

 

Matthew 22:36-40

"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"  Jesus said to him," 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'  "This is the first and great commandment.  "And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'  "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

 

What is our most important commandment?

 

What is the second?

 

How does this apply to my marriage?

 

 

Kinds of Husbands

 

Genesis 3:9 – 12               Adam – blaming

Genesis 24:67                  Issac – loving

1 Samuel 1:8 – 23             Ekanah – sympathetic

1 Samuel 25:3                  Nabal – evil

1 Kings 21:5 – 16              Ahab – weak

2 Samuel 6:20                 David – ridiculed

Job 2:7 – 10                    Job – strong

 

 

 

Good traits of a wife

 

1 Peter 3:1 – 8                 obedient

Exodus 2:2 – 10               concern for children

Ruth 1: 14 – 18                 loyalty

1 Samuel 1:9 – 28             desire for children

Proverbs 31:10 – 31                   industrious and wise

Luke 7:38 – 50                complete devotion

John 11:20 – 35               tenderness

 

Bad traits of a wife

 

Genesis 3:6 – 7                Inciting to evil

Proverbs 7                      Crafty, temptress, harlot

Isaiah 3:16 – 26              Fond of adornments

Isaiah 32:9 – 11               Self indulgent

Jeremiah 7:18                  Easily led into adultery

2 Timothy 3:6                  Led away

 

 

How does God view my marriage?

 

 

 

How does my spouse view our marriage?

 

 

 

How do my children view our marriage?

 

 

What am I going to do to grow closer to God’s plan for my life and my marriage?

 

 

 

 

Bob Alderman

FBC Rio Grande City, TX

P.O. Box 507

Rio Grande City, TX  78582

brobob@brobob.org